Trudy McKelvey Edwards at a glance
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- Municipal Court Judge
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Trudy McKelvey Edwards
Municipal Court Judge · Tennessee Municipal Court, Franklin County
Biography
Professional career
- Trudy McKelvey Edwards has held the role of a Municipal Court Judge in Franklin County since 1969
- Veteran municipal court judge in Franklin County, Tennessee, with a career spanning nearly six decades, and she also participates in federal bankruptcy proceedings in Winchester
Education
- She holds a B.S. degree from Middle Tennessee State College (1988) and has received client service awards, including the 2021 Silver Client Champion award
Additional information
- Year Elected/Appointed: 1969
- profiles her as a Winchester, TN attorney with over 35 years of licensing, practicing in areas such as bankruptcy, insolvency, and creditors’ rights.
- Public court dockets show that Trudy McKelvey Edwards also appears in U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Tennessee cases, often as the United States Trustee in Chapter 7 bankruptcy matters.
- In these proceedings, she represents the U.S. Trustee in meetings of creditors and other bankruptcy filings, though she is not the presiding bankruptcy judge in those cases
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 30 allows media coverage of public judicial proceedings subject to the presiding judge's control and requires written media requests at least two business days before the proceeding unless waived.
Requests by representatives of the media for such coverage must be made in writing to the presiding judge not less than two (2) business days before the proceeding is scheduled to begin.Rule 30: Media Guidelines ↗
Statewide
Tennessee Rule 30 prohibits media coverage of jury selection, jurors, closed proceedings, and certain minor or juvenile-court participants.
Media coverage of jury selection is prohibited.Rule 30: Media Guidelines ↗
Remote appearances
Statewide
Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 55 permits teleconferencing, video conferencing, or other technology for court proceedings at the discretion of the trial or appellate court.
The use of teleconferencing, video conferencing or other technology to conduct court proceedings or other court business remotely is permissible at the discretion of the trial or appellate court.Rule 55: Use of Technology for Court Proceedings ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Rule 30: Media Guidelines
Tennessee Municipal Court, Franklin County
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 26, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster ↗Rule 30: Media Guidelines
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Rule 30: Media Guidelines ↗Rule 55: Use of Technology for Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Rule 55: Use of Technology for Court Proceedings ↗